micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

textfilter on multiple selection (multiple cursors)

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Description

I love the multiple copy-paste feature.
It would be nice if we could pipe multiple selections to a script (for instance to change casing).

I guess a limitation would be newlines in selections, due to piping?
But this would still allow for nice

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing textfilter command and the editor's multiple-selection handling. Determine how selections are currently passed to scripts, including the newline limitation, and define completion as consistent processing of multiple selections with documented behavior for multiline selections.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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